The OOTP 16 announcement thread

Markus Heinsohn · 01-23-2015, 04:28 AM

Hey folks,

so today is a big day for us. We have just announced Out of the Park Baseball 16, the first game of the series to feature an official MLB Advanced Media and Minor League Baseball license. On top of that, it is packed with many great new features and improvements, OOTP 16 definitely will be the best version we have ever created. We are very proud of it, and we're sure you will enjoy it a lot.

Now, I understand that some of you may find the addition of the MLB license controversial or even useless (because you have modded the game and enjoy doing so), but for our small company this is a huge step. It allows us to market the game in a totally different way, which in the end will lead to more customers and more revenue, which we will invest into the game's development. It will make the user experience better and it will make the game better, both short and long term. And considering we have been able to negotiate very friendly terms with MLB (the people over at MLB Advanced Media are a great bunch to work with), I can safely say this is a win-win, for everyone involved, especially for you, the customer..

This year the development of the game has gone much smoother than in the past, mainly because we hired a new developer to help with OOTP in October. His name is Matt Arnold and he does a tremendous job, I am glad we have him on our team now. Because of him (and my genius, of course) we are ahead of schedule and will release a very polished product late March. This is the first time we'll release the game prior to Opening Day, which is quite an achievement. The rosters will not be final of course, but a couple of days after Opening Day we'll release a free update with true OD rosters.

So, again, this is a very big day for us. We hope you like the new features and are looking forward to the game. If you plan to purchase the game, please consider pre-ordering it now (in January if possible) for just $34.99 (instead of $39.99), you'd support our company, have the chance to win some cool prices and will also get the game three days prior to official launch plus an additional Steam key once the game is launched over there.

Alright, that's it for now. I'll stay around the forum today to answer your questions. And please, spread the word, tell all your friends about the game! Thanks for your support guys!

Markus and the entire OOTP Developments Team

philliesphan26 · 01-23-2015, 04:51 AM

Congrats on another year guys (and the MLB license)! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us with 16, as always this will be a day one pre-order for me!

Pronkytonk · 01-23-2015, 04:55 AM

Great work, thanks a lot !

Germaniac · 01-23-2015, 05:01 AM

And this happens while all these guys in the U. S. are still sleeping

BusterKing · 01-23-2015, 05:09 AM

Congrats Markus and team. Best game on the market and it gets better every year... It makes me believe in miracles.

StLee · 01-23-2015, 05:21 AM

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*More player awards, for example Most Valuable Player, Playoff Series MVPs, best hitters by position and Reliever of the Year
*Better playoff history tracking, including career playoff stats for all real players in the database and playoff leaderboards

Callooh! Callay!

themonk · 01-23-2015, 05:23 AM

Congratulations, Markus and the rest of the team! Another great year for the best sports sim in the entire planet!

JayJayJames3223 · 01-23-2015, 05:29 AM

Woo!

Orioles1966 · 01-23-2015, 06:08 AM

Rainouts with automatic rescheduling-cool.

I already cancel games and reschedule them so having doubleheaders rained out with no make-up date in sight would be cool.

Cryomaniac · 01-23-2015, 06:14 AM

I'll pre-order this when I'm on my actual computer rather than my phone.

Awesome work guys, as ever.

dishnet34 · 01-23-2015, 06:33 AM

I'm liking a lot of things about this new version already. Gonna pre-order when I get home from work today. Congrats on getting the license, and on another new release!

Walsh06 · 01-23-2015, 06:38 AM

The MLB licence is a really cool announcement and hopefully we'll see the effects of it in years to come. Im not too excited for that part as I dont play real life games. But Im definitely excited for Team Owner goals, the new awards and the coach and strategy updates. Well done as always guys.

BradG223 · 01-23-2015, 06:45 AM

I'm hoping the ITP sign in Yankee Stadium is a hint of more things to come.

shawa666 · 01-23-2015, 07:08 AM

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A great new Find-A-Player feature: Define certain criteria (ratings, stats, salary etc.) and find exactly the player you were looking for

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm sold

The Game · 01-23-2015, 07:24 AM

I am a huge fan of the GM + MGR option. I will pre-order tonight. I had planned on not pre-ordering and was not sure I would buy OOTP 16 at all. Glad you finally added Reliever of the Year and World Series MVP. Hopefully 3D parks will be much improved also. Team Owner goal seems really cool. Rainouts, finally.

KGAGE · 01-23-2015, 07:30 AM

Looks like lots of new immersion features in this one! Nice job.

Will the rain out feature make the "Pitch to Contact" button more relevant? You have the lead on the fifth inning and it starts to rain so you start to pitch to contact to try to get through the inning faster?

Cryomaniac · 01-23-2015, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BradG223

I'm hoping the ITP sign in Yankee Stadium is a hint of more things to come.

Probably more of an in-joke, but it's still pretty cool.

pjh5165 · 01-23-2015, 08:02 AM

Will pre-order when I get home from work. New features sound great.

r0nster · 01-23-2015, 08:07 AM

I am excited to say the least and tonight I shall pre-order it. OOTP16 is looking to be a wonderful one I love all the new additions. One quick question will we still be able to move our game from OOTP15 to 16 ??

yougo1000 · 01-23-2015, 08:10 AM

Each year I keep saying OOTP can't get any better, each year I get proven wrong

01-23-2015, 04:28 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,737	The OOTP 16 announcement thread Hey folks, so today is a big day for us. We have just announced Out of the Park Baseball 16, the first game of the series to feature an official MLB Advanced Media and Minor League Baseball license. On top of that, it is packed with many great new features and improvements, OOTP 16 definitely will be the best version we have ever created. We are very proud of it, and we're sure you will enjoy it a lot. Now, I understand that some of you may find the addition of the MLB license controversial or even useless (because you have modded the game and enjoy doing so), but for our small company this is a huge step. It allows us to market the game in a totally different way, which in the end will lead to more customers and more revenue, which we will invest into the game's development. It will make the user experience better and it will make the game better, both short and long term. And considering we have been able to negotiate very friendly terms with MLB (the people over at MLB Advanced Media are a great bunch to work with), I can safely say this is a win-win, for everyone involved, especially for you, the customer.. This year the development of the game has gone much smoother than in the past, mainly because we hired a new developer to help with OOTP in October. His name is Matt Arnold and he does a tremendous job, I am glad we have him on our team now. Because of him (and my genius, of course) we are ahead of schedule and will release a very polished product late March. This is the first time we'll release the game prior to Opening Day, which is quite an achievement. The rosters will not be final of course, but a couple of days after Opening Day we'll release a free update with true OD rosters. So, again, this is a very big day for us. We hope you like the new features and are looking forward to the game. If you plan to purchase the game, please consider pre-ordering it now (in January if possible) for just $34.99 (instead of $39.99), you'd support our company, have the chance to win some cool prices and will also get the game three days prior to official launch plus an additional Steam key once the game is launched over there. Alright, that's it for now. I'll stay around the forum today to answer your questions. And please, spread the word, tell all your friends about the game! Thanks for your support guys! Markus and the entire OOTP Developments Team __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 01-23-2015 at 04:40 AM.

01-23-2015, 04:51 AM	#2
philliesphan26 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 254	Congrats on another year guys (and the MLB license)! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us with 16, as always this will be a day one pre-order for me! Last edited by philliesphan26; 01-23-2015 at 04:53 AM.

01-23-2015, 05:01 AM	#4
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 2,993	And this happens while all these guys in the U. S. are still sleeping __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

01-23-2015, 05:23 AM	#7
themonk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 274	Congratulations, Markus and the rest of the team! Another great year for the best sports sim in the entire planet! __________________ "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." --Babe Ruth

01-23-2015, 06:14 AM	#10
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	I'll pre-order this when I'm on my actual computer rather than my phone. Awesome work guys, as ever. __________________

01-23-2015, 04:55 AM	#3
Pronkytonk Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 168	Great work, thanks a lot !

01-23-2015, 05:09 AM	#5
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,369	Congrats Markus and team. Best game on the market and it gets better every year... It makes me believe in miracles.

01-23-2015, 05:29 AM	#8
JayJayJames3223 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 65	Woo!

01-23-2015, 06:08 AM	#9
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Rainouts with automatic rescheduling-cool. I already cancel games and reschedule them so having doubleheaders rained out with no make-up date in sight would be cool.

01-23-2015, 06:33 AM	#11
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,168	I'm liking a lot of things about this new version already. Gonna pre-order when I get home from work today. Congrats on getting the license, and on another new release!

01-23-2015, 06:38 AM	#12
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	The MLB licence is a really cool announcement and hopefully we'll see the effects of it in years to come. Im not too excited for that part as I dont play real life games. But Im definitely excited for Team Owner goals, the new awards and the coach and strategy updates. Well done as always guys. __________________ The Numbers Game, Sports Blog

01-23-2015, 06:45 AM	#13
BradG223 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 173	I'm hoping the ITP sign in Yankee Stadium is a hint of more things to come.

01-23-2015, 07:24 AM	#15
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,803	I am a huge fan of the GM + MGR option. I will pre-order tonight. I had planned on not pre-ordering and was not sure I would buy OOTP 16 at all. Glad you finally added Reliever of the Year and World Series MVP. Hopefully 3D parks will be much improved also. Team Owner goal seems really cool. Rainouts, finally. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

01-23-2015, 07:30 AM	#16
KGAGE Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Plainwell Posts: 73	Looks like lots of new immersion features in this one! Nice job. Will the rain out feature make the "Pitch to Contact" button more relevant? You have the lead on the fifth inning and it starts to rain so you start to pitch to contact to try to get through the inning faster? __________________ Keith Gage Last edited by KGAGE; 01-23-2015 at 07:53 AM.

01-23-2015, 08:02 AM	#18
pjh5165 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 410	Will pre-order when I get home from work. New features sound great.

01-23-2015, 08:07 AM	#19
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,002	I am excited to say the least and tonight I shall pre-order it. OOTP16 is looking to be a wonderful one I love all the new additions. One quick question will we still be able to move our game from OOTP15 to 16 ??

01-23-2015, 08:10 AM	#20
yougo1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 652	Each year I keep saying OOTP can't get any better, each year I get proven wrong __________________ Teams I like: Cubs Bears Bulls Hawks and Kansas JayHawks